Ethiopia and Eritrea Sign Algiers Peace Agreement

Comprehensive peace agreement ends devastating two-year border war

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Ethiopia and Eritrea Sign Algiers Peace Agreement

Ethiopia and Eritrea signed the Algiers Agreement, ending their devastating two-year border war that cost over 100,000 lives and devastated both economies.

“This agreement opens a new chapter of peace and cooperation between our two peoples.”

— Meles Zenawi , Ethiopian Prime Minister

The peace would hold for nearly two decades before renewed tensions erupted.